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.. Last week http://www.authenticssanfrancisco49ers.com/cheap-marquise-goodwin-jersey , I said the 49ers offense needed a flawless execution of offense if they were going to successfully pull off a win against Minnesota. Given the points they left on the field, it looks like that was the right assessment. If they could have played tighter and not made some crucial mistakes (the George Kittle drop comes to mind) they may have walked out of Minnesota with a win. Of course, the collapsed right side of the offensive line had something to do with things, but 49ers could not achieve perfection. You need that against a team like the Vikings. Now the 49ers have the Lions. I can say with confidence the Lions are not the Vikings. After just one game where they lost to the New York Jets by 31 points, things are starting to get interesting with that locker room. Fortunately, the 49ers offense isn’t the key in all of this, it’s the defense. The defense needs to get to Matthew Stafford. Here’show the 49ers will win/lose. The 49ers will win ifIt’s a combination of two things; the 49ers pass rush will need to show up and it will need to get Matthew Stafford to hand the secondary a few interceptions. The Lions offensive line is nothing to write home about, giving up 47 sacks in 2017. Despite the sack totals, Matthew Stafford still managed 29 touchdowns to 10 interceptions and a 65.7 percent completion rate. The 49ers will need to send the pressure with DeForest Buckner Youth Brock Coyle Jersey , then the secondary needs to capitalize. The Lions have nothing much for a running game which can be easily contained by the new and improved 49ers defensive line. The 49ers will lose ifMatthew Stafford has had fumbles and hits, but he also has an incredible completion percentage and low interception rate despite the fact his pockets broke down routinely. If the secondary cannot stay on receivers, the 49ers are in for a long day. Stafford is more than capable of getting the ball out before he goes down, and despite that he struggled against the Jets in Week 1, I’m not inclined to think he’s regressed just yet. The secondary needs to stay on their coverages and bat those passes away. If Stafford can complete those passes and get yardage. It’s all over. What do you think will be the reasons the 49ers will win/lose? Terrell Owens came back to his roots to get his Hall of Fame ring.Owens was presented with the ring during a halftime ceremony during Thursday night's game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders.Owens spent the first eight seasons with the 49ers, establishing himself as one of the best players in the game during his tenure in San Francisco."This is awesome," Owens said before the game, while wearing his gold Hall of Fame jacket. "This is an opportunity to give something to the fans. Ever since I left in 2003 and went on and did some great things, but this is where it started my first eight years of my career."Owens was voted into the Hall of Fame earlier this year but skipped the induction ceremony in Canton White Mike McGlinchey Jersey , Ohio, to hold his own celebration at his college in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Owens said he was upset at the voters who made him wait three years for the honor, saying he believed they brought in off-field issues into their deliberations instead of focusing solely on what Owens did as a player."No regrets at all," Owens said about his decision to skip the ceremony. "If anybody knows who Terrell Owens is outside the media portrayal of me throughout the course of my career. They know what I did. I stand by what I did. ... When they tried to bring other things outside my body of work and my accomplishments, that was an issue for me. My stats spoke loudly. They spoke for themselves."Owens had a mostly sensational 15-year career playing for San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo and Cincinnati. He played eight years with the 49ers before bouncing around the league as he frequently wore out his welcome at all of his stops along the way.But he always produced Youth DeForest Buckner Jersey , ranking second all-time to Jerry Rice in yards receiving (15,934) and third to Rice and Randy Moss with 153 touchdown catches. He was a five-time All-Pro, a six-time Pro Bowl pick and one of the most entertaining players of his generation."I can't look back and say I would have done anything differently," he said. "I wanted to be a 49er for the rest of my career if that could happen, But not many people start and finish where they started. Look at Jerry (Rice), look at Joe Montana."Owens was part of eight playoff teams but only reached the Super Bowl once after joining the Eagles in 2004. He gave a heroic performance in Philadelphia's 24-21 loss to New England, catching nine passes for 122 yards after defying doctor's orders and returning to play on his surgically repaired ankle 6陆 weeks after an operation.Owens had many memorable moments in his career, but the one that stands out most for him from his time with the 49ers came in a playoff game Jan. 3, 1999 Jimmy Garoppolo jersey , against Green Bay.After dropping several passes early in the game, Owens caught the game-winning 25-yard touchdown in the final seconds in a play dubbed "The Catch 2," as the sequel to Dwight Clark's game-winner in the 1981 NFC title game against Dallas.Owens then was selected an All-Pro for the first time the following season."That was a big catalyst for my career," he said. "For me to come up with a big play at that particular time was monumental, very key for the development of me. It helped my confidence."

! Half the league is halfway through their schedule 49ers Richard Sherman Jersey , and we kick off the back half of the San Francisco 49ers schedule with an early game! The 49ers are hosting the Oakland Raiders tonight on Thursday Night Football, with kickoff set for 5:20 p.m. PT. It’s a battle of atrocious football teams, with prime draft positioning up for grabs.The 49ers opened as a four-point favorite against the Raiders, but the line has come down to 2.5 at most sportbooks monitored by OddsShark. If you’re inclined to bet the Raiders, you can still find a couple field goal lines. There was line movement almost immediately, which I am guessing is due to getting over a field goal for the Raiders. These are two bad teams playing for draft positioning. Neither team has shown it can do a whole lot of much, and so I imagine a lot of gamblers see a game that ends with maybe a field goal’s difference.In our latest FanPulse survey, I picked the 49ers winning by three points. The C.J. Beathard injury is a tough one to assess. I think he ends up playing, but if not Nick Mullens is a mostly unknown quantity. He has done some good things in the preseason, but he has seen no regular season work. I am still laying the 2.5 points with the 49ers in this one Cheap Dante Pettis Jersey , and that’s primarily because of the run game and the Raiders atrocious pass rush. I think we see the 49ers put up some points in part because the quarterback hopefully has some time to make decisions, but also because the Raiders rank poorly against the run. This could be the game the 49ers offense gets on track — at least for one week.49ers fans in aggregate predict a two-point San Francisco win, while Raiders fans predict a four-point Oakland loss. Neither team is confident for the time being, although it is interesting to note Raiders fans have been the most inaccurate in their weekly predictions. They have regularly picked relatively close wins, and have been wrong with regularity. On the other hand, 49ers fans have at least been able to pick out some losses along the way. Here are a pair of graphics illustrating fan picks vs. actual results.Raiders fan picks49ers fan picksIf you’re still alive in your Survivor pool, the 49ers are not a particularly safe pick if you’re looking to save the big names. Carolina at home against Tampa Bay might be your best bet. Ryan Fitzpatrick is back in the saddle, and I think we see a multi-interception game from him. You could also just play it safe with a big name and use either Chicago over Buffalo or Kansas City over Cleveland.Here are all my straight-up picks for Week 9. I was 8-6 last week, bringing my season record to 78-40-2. I’ll have the rest of my picks against the spread later this weekend.Raiders @ 49ers: 49ersBears @ Bills: BearsChiefs @ Browns: ChiefsJets @ Dolphins: DolphinsLions @ Vikings: VikingsFalcons @ Washington: WashingtonBuccaneers @ Panthers: PanthersSteelers @ Ravens: RavensTexans @ Broncos: TexansChargers @ Seahawks: SeahawksRams @ Saints: SaintsPackers @ Patriots: PatriotsTitans @ Cowboys: CowboysRichard Sherman says calf injury is a couple weeks issue The San Francisco 49ers will likely be without cornerback Richard Sherman on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, but anything after that is up in the air. Sherman met with the media on Thursday and said 49ers Alfred Morris Jersey , “I strained my calf in the game. It’s much as if you strain anything else. It’s a couple weeks and I’ll be back out there.” He said he will probably be missing this weekend, but did not think missing anything beyond that was a certainty yet.The media inquired about whether or not the injury is related to his Achilles injury. Sherman said it is not relate to that, but the rust of not playing for the past eight months.The 49ers will be sending out Jimmie Ward and Ahkello Witherspoon on Sunday against a wide receiver corps that includes Keenan Allen, Tyrell Williams, Mike Williams, and Travis Benjamin. These guys are no slouches getting down the field by any stretch, but this is more about size than speed compared to last week against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers have gone for more physical cornerbacks, and Sunday will present a different kind of challenge from last week, but still critically important.

Sunday and are still dealing with numerous roster issues. One thing that will not be happening is the now-anticipated habit of playing musical chairs with the roster. The team has not announced any last-minute roster transactions in lieu of the deadline. The team has until 1:00 PST to waive http://www.sanfrancisco49ersteamonline.com/arik-armstead-jersey , promote, and sign players to the roster in anticipation of Sunday’s game. Last week, the duck-duck-goose at quarterback began with the team waiving Tom Savage just days after signing him to the squad. The team brought him back after the game, but that’s how the game is played with the roster and keeping things within the parameters set by the league. At this point, it looks like the 49ers didn’t have any pressing movement to make with players and are sticking to what they have available for Sunday. I was wondering if there would be a roster move in anticipation of Pierre Gar莽on being doubtful, but it looks like the team is going to roll with the young wide receivers in Dante Pettis and Richie James. I half-expected the 49ers to waive Savage again to free up things with other options Authentic Pierre Garcon Jersey , but it looks like he’ll be making it through the week as a 49er, though you probably won’t see him on Sunday. Last week they waived him to make room for Tyvis Powell. The 49ers added Savage back when they placed Adrian Colbert on injured reserve but with Richard Sherman and Jimmie Ward looking likely to play on Sunday, they don’t need additional depth for the time being.Well, we hope not.Ezekiel Ansah, LeGarrette Blount expected to play vs. 49ers in Week 2 The Detroit Lions are expected to have a couple key pieces available to them in Week 2 vs. the San Francisco 49ers. Running back LeGarrette Blount and edge rusher Ezekiel Ansah were both listed as questionable on the final injury report, but both are expected to play http://www.sanfrancisco49ersteamonline.com/dante-pettis-jersey , according to NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport.Ansah suffered a shoulder injury last Monday against the New York Jets, and was limited all week. He is a key cog for their pass rush, in a defense that is already shaky to begin with. Blount suffered a shoulder injury of his own, but returns to a committee approach at running back. Blount was getting early rushing work on Monday, but he was splitting that with Kerryon Johnson, while Theo Riddick was getting more of the passing down work.Right guard T.J. Lang was ruled out on Friday http://www.sanfrancisco49ersteamonline.com/earl-mitchell-jersey , and that opens a big opportunity for the 49ers defensive tackles. Left guard Frank Ragnow has struggled thus far, and with a replacement coming at the other guard position, I have to think Robert Saleh will look to dial up pressure in those two spots.

Another week www.giantsauthorizedshops.com , another game where the New York Giants never really looked like they had a chance to win. The final score of the 20-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys looks a lot friendlier than the Giants did on Sunday night. Still, we can take a look to see the plays and decisions that shaped the game through the lens of win probability and win probability added.This week we’re also adding expected points added (EPA). If you’re new to EPA, I suggest this explainer from Brian Burke.All WPA and EPA figures come from the perspective of the offense.Tavon Austin’s touchdownWin probability added (WPA): 17.2 percent | Expected points added EPA): 5.13For the second week in a row, the Giants gave up a big pass play on their opponent’s first drive of the game. Last week it was a 31-yard pass to Keelan Cole that helped set up an eventual field goal. This week, it was a 64-yard touchdown pass to Tavon Austin. Austin blew past Janoris Jenkins, who stumbled in his back pedal, and was able to beat Curtis Riley, who took a bad angle over the top. The touchdown immediately gave the Cowboys a lead they wouldn’t give up and boosted their win probably to 70.8 percent not even two minutes into the game.An early third down conversionWPA: 6.2 percent | EPA: 1.89On the Giants’ first drive of the game, they faced a third-and-4 from their own 31-yard line. Out of a trips bunch to the right side, the Giants ran a mesh variation (dueling crossing routes) with Odell Beckham from the outside position in the bunch and Evan Engram, who was inline on the left. Typically with a mesh concept, the offense wants to catch the defense in man, so the crossing routes can set a natural pick and spring one of those receivers free. However, the Cowboys sat back in zone here. Still, Beckham had enough separation in front of the zone defender and was able to work his way after the catch to a first down. This would let the Giants keep driving, but the drive ended with a fourth-and-1 punt from the 48 — a decision we’ll get to in just a bit. The Cowboys kicked a field goal on the next drive to take a 10-0 lead and the Giants had a 21 percent chance of winning the next time they touched the ball.A pair of sneaksWPA: 6.0 percent | EPA: 2.35WPA: 6.1 percent | EPA: 2.14After the Giants passed up going for it from their own 48 in the first quarter, they went for it on a fourth-and-1 from their own 35 early in the second quarter. An Eli Manning sneak converted, his first sneak attempt since 2010. A few plays later the Giants found themselves faced with another fourth and short — fourth-and-1 from their own 46. The Giants went for it again because if you’re going to go for it at your 35, you kind of have to go for it at the 46, where you should be going for it anyway. The Giants converted on another Manning sneak.The two conversions added 12.1 percent win probably and 4.49 expected points. That’s why the Giants should have gone for it in the first quarter. Since 2016, there have been 111 4th and 1’s between the 45s. It’s been a 50-50 proposition to whether teams will punt or not (56 punts for 55 conversion attempts) New York Giants Womens T-Shirt , but those who go for the first down often get it — 65.5 percent of those fourth-and-1 attempts were converted. The Giants had the chance to keep an early drive going, one that already saw them down a touchdown. These are the times when trying to gain the most should take precedent over not trying to lose. The Giants are also a team that just spent the second overall pick on a running back. If they were scared of not converting a fourth and short near midfield, there’s a flaw somewhere in that thought process. Maybe the two converted attempts later in the game will help with future decisions, but that is still to be determined.Undone by sacksUnfortunately those fourth down conversions were derailed by a sack, as were a few other Giants drives in this game. A trio of sacks in the second, third, and fourth quarters cost the Giants 9.91 expected points and 19.9 percent in win probability. Add in a sack that occurred early in the second quarter before the drive with the conversion attempts an it’s 12.23 expected points and 23.7 percent win probability. Manning was also sacked two other times.Kavon Frazier - 7:35 remaining, second quarterWPA: minus-4.7 percent | EPA: minus-1.67The first sack of the big three came immediately after the second fourth down conversion. The Giants did exactly what you’d like to see in the given situation — play-action against a nine-man box. But even though Manning moved fullback Shane Smith to account for the blitzing defensive back, Kavon Frazier was still able to come nearly untouched to the quarterback.Damien Wilson - 13:28 remaining, third quarterWPA: minus-10.3 percent | EPA: minus-5.67Early in the third quarter, a Damien Wilson sack of Manning was the second-biggest win probability swing of the night. The Giants had the ball at their own 40 for a 2nd and 10 when the Cowboys brought a blitz that created a free rusher. Wilson hit Manning and knocked the ball out for a fumble that was recovered by Taco Charlton. This knocked the Giants from an already unlikely 21.1 percent win probability to 10.8 percent.This play was a blown blocking assignment from rookie left guard Will Hernandez. Hernandez was confused when the defensive tackle lined up over center Jon Halapio then moved to hit the gap against right guard Patrick Omameh. That left Halapio with a blitzing Jaylon Smith (54) who Hernandez tried to chip, which allowed Wilson to get free with Hernandez barely able to move from his stance stuck between the two defenders.Tyrone Crawford - 15:00 remaining, fourth quarterWPA: minus-4.93 percent | EPA: minus-2.57A sack on the first play of the fourth quarter — third-and-9 from the Giants’ 37 — was a complete offensive line breakdown. Both Nate Solder and Ereck Flowers were beaten by inside moves on the edge, which caused initial pressure. The eventual sack, though, originated from the interior. Tyrone Crawford was a defensive tackle lined up over Omameh at right guard, but looped all the way around the left edge. Will Hernandez’s effort to get a hand on Crawford was futile and the defensive tackle was able to chase down Manning.Barkley makes a playWPA: 7.0 percent | EPA: 2.64There was a chance for the Giants to get into the end zone in the middle of the third quarter. The offense was brought near the edge of the goal line by a big Saquon Barkley catch. The Giants were just outside the red zone facing a third-and-6 on the Dallas 21 with 7:07 left in the third quarter. A quick swing pass to Barkley with acceleration to blow past Jaylon Smith and a spin move to avoid Kavon Frazier, gained 18 yards and got the Giants down to the Dallas 3. Nate Solder was called for holding on the next play, which pushed the Giants back out to the 13. A 2-yard run, an incompletion, and 1-yard Manning scramble set up a field goal instead of a near certain touchdown following the Barkley catch.Elliott finds a wayWPA: 2.5 percent | EPA: 3.14The game was essentially iced when Ezekiel Elliott ran the ball for a 6-yard touchdown with 5:51 remaining in the game. The third-and-2 run featured a broken tackle at the first down line before Elliott was able to bounce in for the score. The manageable third down was set up by an 8-yard read option keeper from Dak Prescott as the read option continues to be a problem for the Giants defense — they face Deshaun Watson next week.Engram in the end zoneWPA: 1.2 percent | EPA: 4.38Week 2 was a much better week for Evan Engram. He caught all seven of his targets for 67 yards and a touchdown. He was still targeted on shallow routes often — his 3.8 aDOT is seventh-lowest among wide receivers and tight ends with at least five targets — but his 18-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter was a nice deep route from the inside slot in a 3x2 set that ended up wide open in the end zone. Engram’s score made it 20-10 with just under a minute and a half left.Surprisingly New York Giants Hats , the Giants recovered the onside kick after the score with a chance to bring the game within one possession. Much was made about whether the Giants should have kicked the field goal early or gone for the touchdown and using the research by Brian Burke on the topic, it didn’t really matter by the time the Giants got into field goal range with around 30 seconds remaining. At that point, the win probability doesn’t shift much one way or the other and it becomes easier to score a touchdown the closer the team is to the end zone. The field goal or touchdown debate is something that has more importance earlier in the fourth quarter. By the time the Giants got the ball close enough to kick it, the odds of getting any kind of score, plus another onside kick and another score was already fairly slim. Slim also describes the Giants’ odds for success throughout the rest of the season after an 0-2 start. Teams that start 0-2 average 5.7 wins for the season and just 10 percent of them make the playoffs.Post-game quotebook: What the Giants were saying after falling to 0-2 What were the New York Giants talking about after losing to the Dallas Cowboys 20-13 Sunday night, falling to 0-2 to start the season? Let’s go inside the locker room and find out.Coach Pat Shurmur on the high number of checkdowns quarterback Eli Manning threw“Obviously, you want to get the ball down the field. We took our shots like we did in the first game and they played back where we couldn’t get the ball down the field, so you check it down and then we had a couple where we had pressure. Those didn’t play out the way we wanted.”Odell Beckham Jr. on the loss“It’s just a matter of time before we get going. We hate going in the hole 0-2, but that’s our situation. That’s where we are at. We just have to fight and work to get out of there.“They just outplayed us. Plain and simple. They just came out and beat us. They’ll keep you in front of them, not let you make any big plays. It’s just finding a way to make plays underneath or whatever it is we have to we need to find it soon.”Cornerback Janoris Jenkins on the 0-2 start“That’s when the captains and leaders step up. Everybody comes up, practices harder, plays harder, practice faster, play faster. Just play with a chip from now on. We understand we have 14 more games, and right now, every game counts. That’s how you have to look at it, and you just have to continue to play.”Safety Landon Collins on the play of the defense after the early touchdown“We did tighten up and we did the job. “0 and 2 is frustrating. But we played sound defensively and we just have to make more plays.”Left tackle Nate Solder on the offensive line“I think it takes 11 guys out there. I think that we all have to be working together. I think we need to continue to build up trust with each other. We need to continue to improve so we can do the things we need to do to be successful.“They blitzed. They ran stunts. They rushed four. They did a number of things and we didn’t pick up any of it.”Wide receiver Sterling Shepard on if the Giants were surprised by what Dallas did defensively “I can’t speak for the running game or o-line. For the wide outs, they did exactly what they thought we were going to do 鈥?Trying to keep everything in front of them and then rally to the ball. That’s pretty much what they did the whole game.“We still have confidence in this offense. We are all play makers, that’s the bottom line. We’ll figure out way to get the ball to guys and we’ll figure out a way to make plays.”Running back Saquon Barkley on his Giants record 14 receptions“It doesn’t matter at all to me. We didn’t win today. It’s doesn’t matter.“I feel like I didn’t have that many touches to be honest. I don’t know how many touches I had. It felt like football. It felt like a football game. It’s going to be tough. It’s going to be a grind. It’s the NFC East, one of the best divisions in football. We’ve got to continue to work our butts off and come back as a team and make sure we win these games.”

The New York Giants 0-2 start has raised a ton of questions. Let’s open up the Big Blue View mailbag and try to answer some of them.Ed says: Well Youth Evan Engram Jersey , it’s not like Texas is a cross-country trip that would wear them out. OTAs, training camp, preseason is for the “bonding” part of the deal. I know the Giants have lots of new faces, but as far as preparing for a game the Giants have everything they need at their facility in New Jersey. I would think they would practice better, rest better, be able to take care of injured players better if they are at home in their own facility.Ed says: The Giants targeted Beckham an extraordinary 15 times in their season-opening game. He was targeted nine times in Week 2, which is still a high number. They are making efforts to get him the ball, but you just can’t get the ball down the field when the blocking won’t allow it. If and when the Giants are able to get defenses blocked with more consistency I think the playbook will open up and you’ll see more creativity. If you can’t block, that sort of limits your options.Ed says: The Giants have used that a little. Chad Wheeler played three snaps as a jumbo tight end in Week 1 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Giants used three tight ends on three snaps against the Dallas Cowboys and used Shane Smith as a fullback on four plays. Remember that when you put in an extra lineman you take away a potential pass receiver. I’m sure we will see it again, but it’s not line Wheeler is a dominant player. I would suspect we see more of Simonson, and some packages with new fullback Elijhaa Penny.Ed says: If Janoris Jenkins can handle DeAndre Hopkins alone, and we’ll see if he can Youth Will Hernandez Jersey , that would the ideal scenario. That would allow free safety Curtis Riley to shade toward Will Fuller, giving B.W. Webb some help there.Ed says: Neither Dalvin Tomlinson nor B.J. Hill has made a big impact with the pass rush, and that is pretty much what we expected the case would be. Tomlinson has one quarterback hurry in 40 pass-rushing snaps. Hill has been coming off the field in obvious passing situations. He has one hurry in just 16 pass-rushing snaps. Neither of those guys is going to make a big impact in the pass rush. They might push the pile and clean up if other guys flush the quarterback, but they won’t be leading the charge.Ed says: It’s not going to matter what they do if they can’t get anyone blocked. Still, as Dan Pizzuta pointed out on Thursday, the Giants haven’t been as creative or multiple on offense as we may have expected. I think, to be honest, that’s a function of the blocking issues and the idea there are part of the play book they haven’t been able to get to yet because of the situations they have been in. Over time, I believe that will correct itself.Jon Gerstein asks: Rough start to this season but I’m trying to stay positive. Do you have any sense of if/when RJ McIntosh might be activated this year? Has he been practicing? We could definitely use the pass rush help. Ed says: McIntosh is on the reserve/non-football illness list. He has not been practicing. To my knowledge he hasn’t participated in a single practice since he was drafted. I would think that at this point it would be highly unlikely that McIntosh, even if he were eventually cleared to return to football activities, could actually help the Giants this season. They started early May. He’s done nothing. The Giants I’m certain were aware of whatever medical condition has sidelined McIntosh, but could not have anticipated what has happened with him.PJ Caust asks:For someone like Sam Beal Youth B.J. Hill Jersey , does he spend the season attending all the meetings he normally would if he was healthy, so that he can at least mentally adjust to the pros, or does he spend the season recuperating at home?Ed says: Beal has been around the facility and has been spotted occasionally in the locker room. He is allowed to attend meetings, but cannot practice. Perhaps more surprising than the trades that were made on Tuesday are the trades that weren’t. The Chiefs, despite a defense that may be just bad enough to keep the team from getting to the Super Bowl, did nothing to enhance it with established talent under contract with other teams.Coach Andy Reid was asked to explain the decision not to make any trades on Wednesday. While he initially danced around it, an answer eventually bubbled up.鈥淚 mean that鈥檇 probably be a good question for Brett ,” Reid initially said. “I know where his mind is, there just wasn鈥檛 anything there that he felt he needed to move on. 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